Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-05

p. NJ, and when these were closed WI
proceeded to do this grocery store, Wen
to the front and Burns wanted should
stand on his shoulders and break open
the transom. Burns swore because
wouldn't do it, we then went around to
the blacksmith shop broke the window
and took the tools. Got into store by
boring holes through the back door and
letting down cross bar. | was placed out
side next the adjoining building to watch
that and keep look out in front. Burns
drilled the hole in safe door and Jack was
outside to watch in the alley and some.
times went in to render what assistance
he could to Burns. All we're outside
when explosion occurred, and laid quiet
sometime waiting to see if it aroused any
one. 1.-THE prisoner doesn't know whether
the charge was fired by fuse or not All
being quiet Burns returned to work on
the safe. ] started several times to go
inside but they told me to 60 back and
watch. When the job was done we took
the iron box, went out Of the alley, east,
and were going across the main Street
broadway by the Citizens Bank, but
saw men standing by the corner, and so
went on east over the street (Washington)
into the alley. Back OF VIM. Cloughly's
drug store the small bag Of money was
counted and the papers ransacked. Dur
ing this time was placed near the
North Western House to watch. Burns
wanted to leave all the papers but Jack
said he had brother who could dispose
Of them. Papers were buried; l don't
know Just where as was on the watch
/ received $500 as nv share of the
money. We went north to second cross.
ing on the rail road and parted, 10 go to
Panora, Burns TO Carroll, and Jack to
Coon Rapids, and to meet at Perry the
next Tuesday or Wednesday. We all
agreed not to travel on Sunday"
The prisoner then tells Of his journey to
Guthrie county. sleeping in straw stack
till Sunday afternoon when he became tired
and again took the road; stopped at Lar
sons Sunday night. caught a ride into the
town and concludes the interesting mar
ative with saying land there that d-n boy
got me-" Storm is encouraged to make
this confession by the belief that his pals
secured much larger haul than was
represented to him and that they never
intended to meet him at Perry.
Burns is described as weighing $50
pounds, # Z inches in heith; dark
mustache, heavy but close shaven beard,
wearing black Stetson hat, silver watch
and cham with stone charm, black pants
and black ceat cut square.
"Jack" is #. 10 inches in height,
weighs l6o pounds and is about thirty five
years old, light complexion, wears dark
stripe wsrsted pants of fashionable cut,
number $ or 9 shoe, cutaway coat and
derby stiff hat, carries black valise OF
medium size.
Burns is smooth On Saturday he Wis.
tied Consigny's stotc, representing himself
as a commercial traveller. He complained
of headache and had a strong lemonade
stirred up for his relief. He chatted freely
for half an hour; was not suspicioned. He
is doubtless we'll skilled in his profession.
Burns and Jack are still at large, but
can hardly hope to escape detection.
A party was arrested at Manning last
evening and taken to Carroll, but was re.
leased upon identification.